Hydrocarbon-motor.



uisrrni) sfrairns PATENT orrion ABBOl AUGUSTUSLOW, OF HORSESHOE, NEW YORK.

l HYDROGARBONMOTOR..

Specification of Iietters I atentT Patented Nov. 24, isos.

v l AApplication'filed October 9,-1907. Serial No. 396,573.

i- To all whom 'ift may concern.y

B eitknown that-I, Aisor AUGUSTUS Low, a citizen of the United .States,"res' idiiig at Horseshoe, St. Lawrence'county, and State .of New lork, have invented vcertain new and useful Improvements in Hydrocarbon- Motors, of whicli tl ie following isa speciiication.

My ii'nprovenieiits relatetothe class of .hydro .carbon motors 11i whic alinid hydro the products of combustion owing tothe 4in a mixing chamber 'preparatory to its introduction into the combustion `chamber, ,l

the vpower being afforded by the explosion of tliemingled gases; In motors of this ,class as adapted to marine purposes considerable annoyance andv inconvenience has heretofore resulted from the discharge of noise .and concussion involved.'

v The main obgectof in'y present invention is tol obvi'ate this ditlicult-y in so far as possible by neutralizing and relieving the pressure or impact exerted bythe escaping gases,

and v incidentally to afford means for con# den'sing-suchgases iii certain contingencies as hereinafter setforth,

lconstruction.

. The invention consists iii the arrangement and construction of parts herein described and 'f claimed specifically.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l,

is aplan of the stern of-a vessel showing 'diagrainniatically the parts essential to an understandingcf, my invention; Fig. 2, is a sectional elevation'thereof.

M, represents al series of hydro carbon iiiotors'arranged to-act in conjunction with each other in a manner well knoWm-said motors beingl of any well vknown or desired from each motor M are ejected through the discharge pipe m, into a common discharge conduit D. This common discharge conduit D, has a rear extension (Z, provided with a ifalve d. The forward end of'tlie conduit D; is also provided with a valve cl2,-

beyoiid which it is formed with a' return loop cl3, leading to a supplementary rear extension dt. I'nterposed in this supplein eiital extension (Zt, between the loop (Z3, and the stern of the boat beyond which the extension al, protrudes, is a drop pipe d5,

provided with a valve d6.

S is a stand pipe communicating with the A' loop Rand provided with a valve e. A-

-charged products of combustion which may The products vot combustion branch pipe b, also projects from the loop d, and connects it with the condenser 'C,-v said branch pipe being p rovidedwith a check valve c, and gate valve c-- By this constructionaiid arrangementl of parts I ain enabied todispose of the products of combustion in various ways as may be foundV inostexpedient in actual use. For instance by closing the valve d2, and opening the valve CZ', the total discharge may be effected directly through the rear .eX-` tension d. 0r, the valves d, c', l? and-s, being closed the discharge may be' elfected `through the loop da, and supplemental eX with subinarinevessels it maybe found expedient to condense a portion ofthe -disbe done lby opening-the valve c', admitting the products of combustionthrough -the check valve o, into the condenser C.

'If it isdesired to discharge the products y of combustion into the water directly underneath the boat the valved is closed andthe valved6 opened, when the` discharge may, be effected in whole zor in part through the drop pipe Zi If it is desired to effect the discharge Wholly through the drop pipe d?,

va valve 037, maybe inserted -in the supple mental extension d4. '5, By this construction and arrangement of parts' all objectionable noise. and vibration is avoidedas is also to a large extent -the disagreeable odor arising from the products 'ofI combustion.

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, Under certain conditions vas in connection wat I. Claimjas' my invention land desire to secure by Letters Patentjs,

1. Inl combination with a plurality of marine motor cylinders substantially' such as designated, a common` discharge conduit for the. products of combustion. formed with a rear extension at one end, and: Witli a loop and supplementalextension at the .other end,

und a valve interposed between said common discharge conduit and thesupp'lemental eX- tension, for thepurpose described. lncoinbinatien-w1th a plurahty'of marine finster cylinders, substantially such as designated, acommon discharge conduit for the products of combustion'formed With-a y rear extension at one en d, and with' a loop and supplemental extenslonI at the other end,4 :op pipe y1n said supplemental exten-- and :i i. sion for the purpose described.

3'. in combination with a. 'plurality .of marine meter cylinderssubstantially lsuch as designated. a common discharge conduit for the prod-netsofcombustion formed with' a rear extension at one end and with a loop and supplemental extension at the other end,

a drop pipe in said supplementall extension,-

n valve interposed 4in said dro pipe, a valve interposed between said 'supp emental extensionI und said common ldlscharge, condnlt and a valve in the rear extension 0f said common discharge conduit, forthe purpose described. In combination with a plurality-of m- :rine motor cylinders, substantially such yas designated, a' common discharge conduit for the products of combust1on, formed wlth a 'reanextensiom a forward'extension commu;

nicating withl a condenser, said condenser, and a check Valve interposed between seid condenser and said common dischar e een duit, for thepurpose described.

5. In combination with a plurality of nia-- rine motor ,cylinders 'substantially such 'as deslgnated, a common discharge conduit Afor the productsof combustion, formed Witlia rear extenslon,I alforward extension eoinm'n -lfiicating with a condenser, said condenser,-

'a check valve interposed betweensasd coinA denser and said common discharge cendnit and -a gate4 Valve Enter-posed between said check Valveandsaid connnon discharge cen` duit, for the purpose described.'`

, 6*.' vIn'comblnation with a plurality of inarine motor cylinders, substantially such as desi ated a common discharqecondut vfor .the products of combustion, formed with il rear extensionat oneA end, and with a. loop and supplemental. extension at the other end,

and astand pipe interposed between said sup- 

